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WNBA podcast with Michael Roberson: With Clark face of the league race is a forefront discussion

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever scored 20 points and turned the ball over 10 times against the Connecticut Sun in Clark’s WNBA debut at Uncasville CT on Tue May 14, 2024

WNBA podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 The signing of Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever has raised the subject of race in the WNBA. Clark is the face of the WNBA since she singed. The Las Vegas Aces star player A’ja Wilson said people say it’s not about race, but Wilson insists, it is about race and Wilson said if your a top notch black woman player “maybe that’s something people don’t want to see.”

#2 Wilson added saying no matter how hard she works at it people don’t see the black or minority player as marketable and Wilson said that minority players are still being swept under the rug.

#3 Clark was raising TV ratings when she help lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to back to back championships and the networks and the NCAA and the press who covered her realized that she was the perfect marketing tool. It’s along the lines what Wilson was talking about who wants to listen to a black female player endorsing when they will listen to Caitlin Clark.

#4 Clark matched up against LSU Tigers star Angel Reese who now play for the Chicago Sky. There were discussions that the treatment for Clark a white woman and from the “Heartland of America” compared to Reese and other black players. Michael during that Final Four between Iowa and LSU talk about the differences that you’ve pointed out that was going on at the time between Reese and Clark?

#5 Clark got a deal from Nike for $28 million in endorsements for over eight years it is the largest endorsement contract in women’s basketball. Victoria Jackson a sports historian at Arizona State University said the reason for Clark’s huge contract is a break off into a completely different stratosphere. That anything involving Clark is being questioned.

Michael Roberson covers Stanford Cardinal basketball for http://www.sportsradioservice.com and is a writer for the African American Athlete.

NCAA Championship podcast with Michael Roberson: UConn fans and students celebration gets out of hand after championship watch party

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There were many property casualties at the University of Connecticut in Storrs CT following the UConn Huskies win over the San Diego State Aztecs in the NCAA Championship game on Mon Apr 3, 2023 here fans rally on the campus (AP News photo)

On the NCAA Championship podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael after the UConn Huskies (31-8) defeated the San Diego State Aztecs (32-7) students and fans at the University of Connecticut rioted tearing down street signs, light poles, smashed windows, flipping cars over, setting fire to dumpsters and destroyed property following the NCAA Championship game.

#2 Michael, 15 people were arrested and 16 people were taken to the hospital in Storrs. A UConn spokeswoman Stephani Reitz said that a majority celebrating at the campus were mostly well behaved but that small group was big enough to do destructive property damage to the university which overshadowed Monday’s victory.

#3 Gampel Pavilion the Huskies home arena at UConn held a watch party that had 10,000 students in attendance who took to the campus and streets after the win and the campus was trashed. Work crews and contractors came in to clean up and patch up the damage. It was miraculous that no one was killed in this wild and out of control post game celebration.

#4 To the game talk about the Huskies high scorers who kept any chance of victory away from the Aztecs, Tristen Newton 19 points, Adama Sanogo 17 points, and and Jordan Hawkins 16 points.

#5 First lady Jill Biden suggested that the Iowa Hawkeyes should be invited to the White House too even though they lost to NCAA women’s champs the LSU Tigers. LSU’s Angel Reese tweeted with the link of the story writing “A JOKE” and three laughing on the floor emojis. Dr. Biden walked back here idea saying she didn’t mean any disrespect to LSU players regarding the idea of inviting Iowa to the White House.

Michael Roberson is a Stanford Cardinal beat writer and covered the Final Four and the Championship game for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NCAA Championship podcast with Michael Roberson: LSU’s Carson leads with 22 pts defeat Iowa 102-85

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LSU’s Jasmine Carson reacts to her three pointer during the first half of the NCAA Women’s Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas (AP News photo)

NCAA Women’s Championship podcast with Michael Roberson:

DALLAS–LSU Tigers (34-2) Jasmine Carson will remember this NCAA Championship for quite sometime as she led with 22 points and was almost perfect from the field scoring 21 of those 22 points in the Tigers 102-85 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes (31-7).

LSU demonstrated what a strong offensive team they are becoming the highest scoring team with their 102 points in NCAA Championship history. With LSU and Iowa combining for a total 187 point make this game the highest scoring game in NCAA Championship history.

Carson didn’t miss a shot in the first half converting all seven, hitting all four of her 3 pointers, LSU was unstoppable in the first half scoring 59 points in first 20 minutes of the game. It was pretty evident that LSU was in command and Iowa just couldn’t get a defensive game to stop the Tigers from their lopsided offense.

Michael Roberson is in Dallas covering the NCAA Final Four and the NCAA Championship for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Final Four podcast with Michael Roberson: LSU brings great offense as Iowa can grind it out under the basket

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LSU’s Angel Reese and LaDazhia Williams react during the second half of an NCAA Women’s Final Four semifinals basketball game against Virginia TechFriday, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP News photo)

On the Final Four podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 Michael how much work was it for the LSU Tigers (33-2) to come back from behind to win their first title 79-72 over the Virginia Tech Hokies (31-5) on Friday?

#2 Talk about the offensive shooting of LSU’s Alexis Morris who scored 27 points and Angel Reese with 24 points.

#3 The South Carolina Gamecocks (36-1) had an incredible roll going but got stopped in their tracks by the Iowa Hawkeyes (31-6) 77-73. How shocked are you after 36 straight wins that it all ended Friday night for South Carolina?

#4 Michael talk about Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder saying rebounding against the Gamecocks is like going to bar fight. Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley said,  “We’re not bar fighters. We’re not thugs. We’re not monkeys. We’re not street fighters.”

#5 It all boils down to Iowa and LSU know what you’ve seen from both team what outcome do you see on Sunday in the NCAA women’s championship.

Michael Roberson covers the NCAA for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NCAAF podcast with Michelle Richardson: Bidding war for top college prospects; West Kentucky QB Zappe sets NCAA passing record; plus more

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Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe seen here throwing against UTSA on Fri Dec 3, 2021. Set the NCAA passing record passing on Sat Dec 18, 2021. Former Texas Tech quarterback BJ Symons set the record in 2003. (AP file photo)

On the NCAAF podcast with Michelle:

#1 Lane Kiffin head coach at the University of Mississippi said that college players will head to where they’ll get the opportunity to get paid the most. It will be a bidding war between universities for example Travis Hunter selected Jackson State over Florida State, Georgia and Auburn.

#2 Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe set the all time NCAAF record for passing yards that was set by Texas Tech quarterback BJ Symons in 2003 at 5,833 yards. Zappe broke the record on Sat Dec 18th’s game when he threw for a 44 yard pass to wide receiver Jerreth Sterns in the second quarter against the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

#3 Fifth year quarterback Myles Brennan said he’s exiting the transfer portal and will remain at LSU the announcement was made before LSU starting quarterback Max Johnson said he was transferring. Brennan said “there’s no place like home” and “lets go Tiger nation” upon announcing that he’s staying.

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March Madness NCAAB podcast with Michelle Richardson: Jayhawks’ De Sousa took money from booster and agent; LSU’s Wade investigated for wiring funds to recruits; plus more

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On the March Madness NCAAB podcast with Michelle:

#1 Silvio De Sousa of the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas University is under investigation after it was learned that De Sousa was receiving money from a booster and an agent. De Sousa must sit out this season and next season but he’s not worried he.

#2 LSU Tigers’ Will Wade is under investigation regarding wire fraud. Wade was wire tapped by the FBI funneling funds to families of player recruits at Louisville, Kansas, and North Carolina State. Also, it was reported that Wade was frustrated in trying to obtain high school player from a Louisiana High School Javonte Smart in negotiating terms. It was not confirmed if Wade was in violation of NCAA rules as there is no confirmation of Wade funneling the money to the families or if they accepted the money.

#3 Michelle goes over her brackets for March Madness.

Michelle does the NCAA podcast each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com